Nonpiercing earring



Sept. 23, 1952 J. GUTH- NONPIERCING EARRING Filed Dec. 23, 1950INVENTOR. z/L/uf 6a 7' ATTORNEY Fatented Sept. 23,; 1952: I

2,611,251 ,NONPIERCING EARRING Julius Guth, Rockville Centre, N. Y.,assignor to Sloan & Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of NewJersey a Appl ication December 23, 1 950, SerialNo.202,457"

Claim. i

This invention relates to improvements in non-piercing earrings, such asear clips or rings. Pursuant to the present invention, there is providedan article of jewelry which may be readily opened for application orremoval and which tends to stay in closed position under torque springtension. The article of jewelry made in accordance with the instantinvention embodies novel features of construction and assembly whichwill become apparent as the description progresses, providing uniquephysical characteristics, and ease of manufacture, assembly andoperation.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an exploded plan view of the parts to be assembled to form anarticle of jewelry in accordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, in partially assembled position,

Fig. 3 in a plan view showing a further step in the assembly operation,

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the completed article of jewelry,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, taken on line 5-5 ofFig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged plan view of the connector end of thearm I0, shown in Fig. 1.

As will become apparent on reference to the accompanying drawing anddescription below, the article of jewelry embodying the invention may beof any desired or convenient outline and relative proportions. It may,as shown in the drawings, to illustrate a practical application of theinvention, be made to the final form of a generally circular, sectionalear clip or ring. As shown in Fig. 1, the parts used for the fabricationof that form of article embodying the invention comprise the arms II],II having free contact ends I2, I3 to engage the ear of the wearer, andopposite open connector ends I4, I5 of substantially equal diameter,said open connector ends having recessed portions I9, 29. The free endsof the arms are adapted to have closing contact with each other when thearticle is completed and in operative position. To the same end, theyare preferably provided with contact heads I6, II, which may, as shownin Figs. 4 and 5, be disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis 01'the arms I0, II, and may be of complementary concave-convex form, toobtain a nesting effect indicated in Fig. 5. This specific outline ofthe contact heads may be varied, as may also their angular dispositionwith respect to the longitudinal axes of the arms I0, II, or they may beentirely dispensed with, within the spirit and scope of the invention.

2 The connector end I5'of one of the armsfor example, arm IIl-isprovided with an extended rim end I8 of lesser diameter than that of therecessed end portion I9 in the other arm II, adapted to be received insaid recessed portion to swivelly connect the arms. A shouldered portion25 is defined by the end l5 of the arm ID at the point of connection ofthe extended rim I8 thereto. If desired, the arms ID, II may be made ofhollow outline throughout, but that is not essential. A spring 28 isprovided having loop ends 2 I, 22 to receive the pins 23, 24.

In the initial assembly of the parts above mentioned and shown in Fig.l, the loop ends of the spring are positioned interiorly of the arms I0,II through the connector ends thereof and the pins 23, 24 are insertedthrough apertures 23a, 23b, and 24a, 24b, in said arms III, II (Fig. 2).The said apertures may be disposed apart or at any other desiredarrangement which will permit the pins to pass through one aperture,through the spring end loop, and through the other aperture. The partsmay be made of such proportions, as, for example, by tapering the pins23, 24, and correspondingly forming the apertures to receive the same,that the pins may be wedged or force-fitted into said apertures topreclude accidental displacement after assembly. One of the arms is thenrotated relative to the other, as is indicated by the arrow B in Fig. 3,in a direction such as to set up a torque effect which will urge the feeends I2, I3 of the arms together, registering the contact ends thereof.Then the arms are brought together with the rim I8 of the arm I0inserted Within the recessed end portion I9 of the arm II, and a thirdpin 30 is passed through an aperture 30a in the arm II, throughapertures 300 in the rim I8, through spring 20, through a secondaperture 33:1 in the rim I8, and through the second aperture 361; in thearm II, precluding displacement of the connector ends I4, I5. Thearticle will then be in the form shown in Fig. 4, the contact ends ofarms II), II being held engaged under the torque tension of the spring20. The apertures 23a-23b, 24a-24b, 30a-30c30d30b are preferablytransversely aligned, the pair of apertures 3.1a, 38?) being disposedbetween the pair 23a, 23b and the terminus orendI4ofarmII.

The user may readily separate the contact ends I2, I3 for application ofthe clip to the ear of the user. The torque tension of the spring 20will hold the article firmly in place until it is desired to remove thesame, at which time the arms may be readily separated for that purpose.Thus, the article of jewelry embodying the invention may be readilymanufactured and assembled, and conveniently opened and closed by theuser as occasion demands.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

An article of jewelry comprising substantially semicircular arms havinginner and outer ends, the inner end portions of said arms being hollowand forming longitudinally extending pockets open at their outer ends,one arm having its inner end portion externally reduced and forming asleeve rotatably fitting into the pocket of the other arm, said sleevebeing formed in op,- posed portions with circumferentially extendingslots, pins passing transversely through said arms and through inner endportions of the pockets, a helical spring extending longitudinallyin-s'aid pockets and anchored at its ends to said pins, 8'. D n, mountran e se y th ou h the int fitting portions of said arms and passingthrough said slots and between convolutions of said spring andpreventing separation of the arms and also limiting turning movement ofthe second arm about the sleeve, and heads at outer ends of said armsdisposed for abutting side by side engagement with each other. j V

. JULIUSGU'I'H.

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